Amnesty Calls for Moratium on Nigerian Executions - October 22, 2008 By Nick Tattersall Reuters News Service October 21, 2008 "Nigeria must declare a moratorium on executions because its criminal justice system is so flawed that it is sentencing people to death who may be innocent, Amnesty International said on Tuesday[, October 21, 2008]. "In a 78-page report entitled 'Waiting for the Hangman', the rights group listed abuses including death penalty convictions based on confessions extracted under torture, appeals lasting more than 20 years and the sentencing to death of children. [ ... ] "Amnesty urged Nigeria's 36 states to abolish mandatory death sentences enshrined in their laws. [ ... ] "'Someone can end up on death row because he was wandering and could not pay the police,' it quoted one lawyer as saying." To read the full article, click on the Title Line, above.